Category science

Larvae of the Kenyan lesser mealworm found to feast on polystyrene then break it down in their guts.

Plant-based paper has been used for thousands of years, but exactly how is it created from trees?

The detailed structure of a misfolded protein from a diseased deer could help explain why the disease hasn’t made the leap to humans.

New superconducting material paves the way for the next stage in quantum computing

Insects already have plenty to beware when it comes to carnivorous plants. But now, they can add an acid-loving fungus to the list. The fungus works with a type of meat-eating plant called a sundew. The plants’ tentacle-like leaves trap insects…

The year’s fourth and final supermoon shines next to the spectacular ‘Seven Sisters’ stars this week. Here’s how to see November’s full Beaver Moon rise.

A 2010 satellite image shows dozens of golden islands covered with strange parallel lines shining among the shallow waters of a massive, half-full ephemeral lake in Australia’s Great Sandy Desert.

A solar wind event days before the NASA probe flyby in 1986 may have compressed the planet’s magnetosphere, making it look odder than it usually is.

A newfound rock-shelter in Tajikistan has artifacts created by ancient humans spanning 130,000 years.

Quantum dot (noun, “KWAHN-tum DAHT”) Quantum dots are teeny tiny crystals. They’re often made of semiconductors — materials that partially conduct electricity. Each quantum dot is mere billionths of a meter across. And at such tiny scales, these specks’ properties…